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Newspaper
Springfield Leader
Location
Springfield, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Oct 27, 1959
Page
4
Saskatchewan earns the title The Banner Province of Co operation for a people who unite in mutual aid. Co operatives span cradle to grave services and reflect a history of steady growth from early dairy creameries to evolving community needs amid changing times.
The Canadian Co operative Credit Society founded under May 1953 acts links central and provincial co operatives to store and allocate surplus funds. Members include BC Central Credit Union Saskatchewan Co operative Credit Society Manitoba Ontario Federated Co operatives and others. Saskatchewan Wheat Pool and cooperative stores have supported farm finance and marketing since 1913, fueling a vibrant co operative system across the province.
The Credit Union League of Saskatchewan serves as the central body for the provincial credit union movement. It organizes new unions, assists existing ones, shares operation ideas, develops educational materials, conducts training, provides bonding and legal help, offers office supplies, assists with field support, publishes The Credit Union Way, and liaises with religious groups to apply cooperative principles to social and economic issues.
The Provincial Credit Union League operates through 12 district boards and district level institutes to train credit union officers. It provides guidance on problems, maintains affiliation with the Co-operative Union of Saskatchewan and CUNA, and connects with similar bodies nationally and internationally to influence legislation.
Saskatchewan joins English and French speaking Canadians in Co op Week from October 23 to 31. About 30 rallies and events are planned across the province, with Federated Co-operatives Limited, the Saskatchewan Wheat Pool, and local co-ops promoting activity. The movement now includes over 500,000 members in co-ops, with 1,200 co-ops offering services valued at $560 million and savings over $11 million.
Community builders known as cooperatives keep dollars in the locality and invest in residents. Locally owned co-ops promise ongoing prosperity for the community.
The practise of co operative principles towards economic objectives is a characteristic of a free society and is recognized as such by people generally regardless of occupation or position.
The Board of Directors of Le Conseil de la Co operation Sask extends best wishes to co operators worldwide. Founded in 1946 the CCS unites French speaking cooperatives in Saskatchewan under the Cooperative Union and Credit Union League. In 1959 it added a full time secretary treasurer and established offices in Saskatoon.
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